Blogging hasn't really been my strong point with this site, mostly because when I started thejacofalltrades, I was really still trying to find out what kinds of creative work I wanted to do. I've been so busy with commissioned work and the interior design firm I work for full-time, that I just haven't slowed down enough to document it, but I have decided to commit to short and sweet updates.

I'm a sucker for patterns. It's been a dream of mine for a few years now to start designing my own line of patterns that I can turn into fabric or bathing suits or phone cases, etc. With the help of sites like Zazzle and Society6 I could turn my designs into practically anything you could think of. Which is so fantastic.

I finally decided after learning some general knowledge in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop to take a class online called Pattern Camp with Jessica Swift, a talented surface pattern designer and all over creative artist. Jessica's class was amazing and exactly what I needed to get started in pattern design. I'm pretty addicted to the process.

So far, I'm really enjoying the learning curve and I finally started adding my new pattern collection to my Zazzle Store this week! I'm so excited to finally start putting my patterns out into the world to see what they will become!